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身み元もと
Meanings
Noun
1. (one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)
2. (one's) character
Alt. forms
身み元もと
88%
身み許もと
8%
みもと
2%
身みもと
1%
Kanji used
身
one's body
元
origin
Pitch accent
み
もと
み
もと
Top 8000
Used in: 1257
Composed of
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
identification; background check; identity confirmation
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Examples (6 in total)
He didn't reveal his identity.
The lost boy was identified by his clothes.
The identity of the lost child was confirmed by its clothes.
The criminal had to conceal his identity.
Tom was wearing a mask to conceal his identity.
The police could not establish the identity of the man.